Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash is the sixteenth album in total by the singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1963. This album collects tracks from singles and an EP released between 1959 and 1963, Cash's first years on the Columbia label, and marked the first release of these tracks in LP format, with the exception of "I Still Miss Someone," which had previously appeared on the 1958 album The Fabulous Johnny Cash. "Ring of Fire", one of Cash's most famous tracks, made its first LP appearance here. Ring of Fire was the first #1 album when Billboard debuted their Country Album Chart on January 11, 1964. It was certified Gold on February 11, 1965, earning him his first Gold LP.
2008 three CD collection from the man in black, packaged in a limited edition collectors 'tin box' that is a must have purchase for collectors and impulse buyers alike. A superb mix of 50's kitsch artwork and retro 'tin' packaging together with superior quality make this product both collectable and a perfect gift item. This fantastic triple disc set and 24 page book, features 45 classic tracks from his early years.
There are several Cash boxes available, but The Legend–spanning the years 1955-2002 but concentrating on his long tenure at Columbia and, to a lesser degree, his beginnings at Sun–probably belongs at the top of the list. Cash's greatest strengths are dramatized on these four, thematically programmed discs: Win, Place and Show: The Hits; Old Favorites and New; The Great American Songbook (mostly traditional songs); and Family and Friends (collaborations).
12 straight-shootin' classics from the most adventuresome man in country music. This compilation picks up the songs after he left Columbia in 1986 and signed with Mercury.